Hill or mound; clearing in the woods
A modern American invention, Brynli combines the Welsh element 'Bryn' meaning hill with the popular 'lee' or 'ly' suffix meaning meadow or clearing. It reflects a trend of creating soft, rhythmic names by blending traditional roots with contemporary endings.
Less common today
Brynli isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #4,041 in 2012.
US births per 5-year period, 1990βpresent (SSA data).